U.S. Navy Awards $300M Contract to Robotic-Inspection Startup Gecko

Published Oct 20, 2026 10:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipbuilding

Pittsburgh-based automated inspection company Gecko Robotics has won a $300 million IDIQ contract with the U.S. Navy to help fight...

New Zealand Opens First Round for Offshore Energy Feasibility Permits

Published Oct 20, 2026 7:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Offshore

New Zealand has moved quickly to open its first round for offshore renewable energy feasibility permit applications just weeks aft...

Published Oct 20, 2026 6:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Offshore

On Monday, Mexican state oil company Pemex reported that it was fighting a fire on an unmanned satellite platform at a position ab...

Published Oct 20, 2026 6:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: SHIPPINGInsight The prestigious SHIPPINGInsight Innovation Award for 2026 was presented to John Baber, Vice President of Depl...

Published Oct 20, 2026 6:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: Port of Gothenburg] Expanded terminal areas, new rail connections and modernised quays are among the investments that have st...

Published Oct 20, 2026 6:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: Fugro] Fugro has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to deliver critical seafloor map...

Published Oct 20, 2026 6:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

The Government of New South Wales and preservationists are battling over the fate of a historic little vessel, MV Cape Don, with t...

Published Oct 20, 2026 6:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: Wärtsilä] Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the engines for two new inland waterway pusher tugs being built by Brazilian...

Published Oct 20, 2026 6:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Corporate News

[By: Crowley] Crowley has accepted delivery of Venture, a new chartered tug that will provide ship assist and escort operations in...

Published Oct 20, 2026 5:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

The court-appointed government administrator reports that it signed the final documents to conclude the sale of the Pula area ship...